As NREGA completes 10 years, a longer lifespan than most rural development schemes, Nikhil Dey, Co-Convenor, National Campaign for People's Right to Information (NCPRI) answers some of the key questions related to it.
The Lokpal Bill has been tabled in parliament. Core member of team Anna- Justice Santosh Hegde, Congress MP- Mani Shankar Aiyar, political analyst- Yogendra Yadav, and NCPRI member and fellow Lokpal champion- Nikhil Dey spoke to CNBC-TV18’s Karan Thapar and examined some of the critical and controversial aspects of the bill.
Historian and commentator Ramachandra Guha; co-convener of the national campaign for people’s right to information Nikhil Dey and the Editor-In-Chief of Outlook, Vinod Mehta argue out the issue of the Lokpal Bill with CNBC-TV18's Karan Thappar.
Social activist and co-convener of the national campaign for people's Right To Information, Nikhil Dey believes that it is now time for Anna Hazare to call off his fast, not only because of health concerns but because the government is making sincere efforts in trying to meet the requirements of the Jan Lokpal Bill.
Today, the government swooped down on team Anna Hazare, detaining and arresting them before they could even start their protest. Social Activist Nikhil Dey, the Editor-In-Chief from Divya Marathi, Kumar Ketkar, Author and Columnist, Gurcharan Das and Congress Spokesperson, Renuka Chowdhury argue it out with CNBC-TV18's Karan Thapar.